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<h1>Metric Qualification prompt</h1>
<p>A Metric Qualification prompt allows users to create their own instant 
 filter for data returned for one of the metrics on the report. You create 
 a Metric prompt by selecting one or more metrics. Users will be able to 
 define their filters based on these metrics. </p>
<p>For an example and images of a Metric prompt, see the <span style="font-style: italic;"><I>Answering 
 Questions about Data</I></span> chapter in the <span style="font-style: italic;"><I>MicroStrategy 
 Basic Reporting Guide</I></span>.</p>
<p>The metric(s) you choose for the prompt do not have to appear on the 
 report itself. For example, a store manager needs a report to show sales 
 data for products whose current inventory falls below a certain count. 
 However, the report does not necessarily need to display inventory counts 
 for those products. </p>
<p>When answering the prompt, users can define their filters based on the 
 value, rank, or percentage of the metric.</p>
<h2>Prerequisites</h2>
<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
	
<li class=p><p>DHTML must be enabled. See 
<a href="DHTML-only_features_in_Web.htm">Enabling 
 DHTML in MicroStrategy Web</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>If you want analysts to answer a prompt by selecting 
 from the results of a search object, a search object must already be created.</p></li>
</ul>
<h2>To create a Metric Qualification prompt</h2>
<ol type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>Do one of the following:</p></li>
	<ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>On the MicroStrategy 
 Web home page, click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Create Prompt</B></span>. 
 The Create Prompt page opens, with a list of the types of prompts you 
 can create. Click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Metric Qualification 
 Prompt</B></span>.</p></li>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>From any folder 
 page, click, the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Create</B></span> <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Prompt</B></span> <img src="images/Create_prompt.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="14px" height="15px" border="0" class="img_whs3"> icon on the menu.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<p class="whs4">To select the metric(s) 
 for which users can define their filters</p>
<p class="whs5">The prompt displays the metric(s) on which 
 users define their filter criteria.</p>
<ol start="2" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>Choose one of the following options:</p></li>
</ol>
<ol type="disc" class="whs6">
	<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Choose a metric</B></span>: 
 Browse to and select a specific metric to use in the prompt. Users will 
 be able to filter their report data based on the metric you select.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Use a predefined 
 list of metrics</B></span>: Select this option to create a list of metrics 
 from which users can choose. Click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Add</B></span>, 
 select the metrics, then click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span>. 
 To remove an object, highlight it and click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Remove</B></span>. 
 To remove all items, click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Clear</B></span>.</p></li>
		
<li class=p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Use the result 
 of a search object</B></span>: If you have previously created a search object, 
 browse to and select the search object or specify the name of the search 
 object. A search object searches for and displays specific project objects 
 when the user executes the report. This lets you prompt the user with 
 the most up-to-date objects in the project. For example, you can let the 
 user select a metric from a search for all metrics with Revenue in the 
 name.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<ol start="3" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs7">Click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>General</B></span> 
 tab.</p></li>
</ol>
<ol start="4" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs7">Specify a title and description 
 for the prompt in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Title</B></span> and 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Instructions</B></span> fields. </p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs4"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>To 
 restrict the number of prompt answers</B></span></p>
<ol start="5" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs7">To require users to answer 
 the prompt before running the report, specify whether the prompt requires 
 an answer. Select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Prompt answer is 
 required</B></span> check box. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs7">Set the maximum and minimum 
 number of prompt answers allowed, if desired. Enter these numbers in the 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Minimum number of answers </B></span>and<span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B> Maximum number of answers</B></span> fields. You 
 can specify a minimum number even if you do not specify a maximum number.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs7">Determine whether users can 
 save and reuse their prompt answers, and if so, how many prompt answers 
 they can save for the prompt. From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Personal 
 answers</B></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>allowed</B></span> drop-down 
 list, select one of the following: </p></li>
	<ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs7"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>None</B></span><span>: Users cannot save and reuse 
 prompt answers.</span></p></li>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs7"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Single</B></span>: Users can save and reuse only 
 one prompt answer.</p></li>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p class="whs7"><span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Multiple</B></span>: Users can save and reuse multiple 
 prompt answers.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<p class="whs4"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>To 
 specify the layout and display style of the prompt</B></span></p>
<ol start="8" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>Click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Style </B></span>tab.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>From the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Display style</B></span> 
 drop-down list, specify a presentation style, such as Textbox, for the 
 prompt. This is how the prompt is displayed to the user. </p></li>
</ol>
<ol start="10" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>To ensure that the prompt's text fields and options 
 are a fixed size, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Fixed text 
 box width </B></span>and/or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Fixed textbox 
 height</B></span> check boxes, and specify the size of the prompt's text fields 
 and options in the fields.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>To determine how prompt options are arranged, from the 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Orientation</B></span> drop-down list, select 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Vertical</B></span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Horizontal</B></span>.</p></li>
	<ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>To determine 
 the number of prompt answers displayed in a row or column (depending on 
 alignment), enter a number in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Items 
 per column/row </B></span>field.</p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<ol start="12" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>To determine whether to allow users to use a search 
 box to locate prompt answers, from the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show 
 search box</B></span> drop-down list select FALSE or TRUE. Searching for objects 
 allows analysts to quickly locate specific objects to use to answer the 
 prompt.</p></li>
</ol>
<ol start="13" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>To show the object path (folder hierarchy), select the 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Use folder structure </B></span>check box. 
 This option, available for search objects only, is useful when the same 
 object with the same name is saved in multiple folders. If you are using 
 the Shopping Cart display style, you can select the check box to display 
 the prompt choices in a folder structure.</p></li>
	<ul type="disc" class="whs1">
		
<li class=p><p>To allow users to navigate above the root folder 
 when searching, select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Allow navigation 
 above search root</B></span> check box. </p></li>
	</ul>
</ol>
<p class="whs4"><span><B><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>To 
 specify how qualifications are displayed in the prompt</B></span></B></span></p>
<ol start="14" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>Click the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Qualification 
 </B></span>tab.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Determine the default condition operator (for example, 
 Greater than or Less than) that is displayed in the prompt by selecting 
 an option from the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Default</B></span> <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>condition operator </B></span>drop-down list.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Determine the default operator that is used between 
 conditions by selecting an option from the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Default 
 operator between conditions </B></span>drop-down list.</p></li>
</ol>
<ol start="17" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>To allow users to modify expressions, select the <span 
 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Allow modification of the logical operator</B></span> 
 check box.</p></li>
	<ul>
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>To ensure that 
 users can only use a single condition operator (AND/OR) between all of 
 the conditions in an expression, select the<span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> 
 Use a single logical operator between all conditions </B></span>option.</p></li>
		
<li style="list-style: disc;" type=disc class=p><p>To ensure that 
 users can choose a default operator to use between each condition, select 
 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Allow the user to set independent 
 logical operators between conditions </B></span>option.</p></li>
	</ul>
	
<li class=p><p>To allow users to specify the output level of metrics, 
 select the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Display output level selector</B></span> 
 check box.</p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs4"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>To 
 save the prompt</B></span></p>
<ol start="19" type="1" class="whs2">
	
<li class=p><p>To save the prompt, select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Save 
 As</B></span>. The Save As dialog box opens.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p>Specify a name, description, and the location in which 
 to save the prompt and click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span>.</p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs7">You can now add your new prompt to a report. 
 See 
<a href="Add_prompts_to_reports.htm">Adding a prompt to a report</a>.</p>
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